Slipper



Oct. 29, 1946. F. J. SHIELDS SLIPPER Filed March 2, 1944 Patented Oct. 29, 1946 i UNITED g STATES PATENT OFFICE SLIPPER Francis J. Shields, Bombay, N. Y. Application March 2; 1944, Serial No. 524,683

1 Claim.

fback of the slipper.

Still another object of the invention proposes the provision of a sheepskin having its wool outside and stitched to the vamp edges of the sheepskin member in a manner to complete the formation of the slipper and'retain it in position upon the foot.

Still another object of the invention proposes the application of tape material for extending along all of the free edges of the slipper in a manner to give it a finished appearance. n

Still further the invention proposes adhesively applying fleece-like cloth material to all interior surfaces of the slipper in a, manner to add to the warmth thereof when worn.

A further object of the invention proposes the provision of adjustable laces between the free edges of the sheepskin vamp and the sheepskin member in a manner to permit these laces to be adjusted for controlling the relationship between its adjacentl edges to cause the shoe to t more snugly upon the foot.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects and advantages thereof, reference will be had to the following description and accompanying drawing, and to the appended claim in which the various novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawing forming a material part of this disclosure- Fig. i is a perspective view of a slipper constructed in accordance with the invention.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged partial vertical sectional view taken on the line 2.-2 of Fig. l.

Fig. 3 is a developed view from which the sheepskin member is formed.

Fig. 4 is a developed view of the sheepskin plug.

Fig. 5 is a side elevational view of a shoe Iconstructed in accordance with a modification of this invention.

Fig. 6 is a partial plan View looking in the direction of the line S- of Fig. 5.`

The slipper, according to this invention, is constructed of a sheepskin member I!) which has its wool directed outside and which is stitched together at its front edge II and at its back edge I2 forming the sole, front, sides and back of the shoe. A sheepskin plug I3 also having its wool directed outwards is stitched to the vamp edges of the sheepskin member I Il at the front I4 of this member.

Adhesively secured to all inside faces of the sheepskin member ID and the sheepskin plug I3 is a layer of wool fleece material I5. Mucilage I6 for securing the fleece material in position is secured between'the adjacent edges of the sheepskin and the fleece material I5. In constructing the shoe the eece material I5 is preferably secured to the back face of the sheepskin material before the blanks IB and I3 are cut therefrom.

All exposed edges of the sheepskin member I0 and the sheepskin vamp I3 are finished by the application of tape material Il which is `held in position by means of a line of stitches I8.

In the modification of the invention shown in Figs. 5 and 6, the [construction of the slipper is similar to that previously described except for the provision of i laces I9 which extend through aligned openings 20 formed in the free adjacent edges of the member I0 and the plug I3 and which are adapted to have their ends tied into a bowZI. The laces I9 may be adjusted for reducing the diameter of the shoe across the instep of the foot ina manner to cause the shoe to t more snugly upon the foot. l

In other respects this form of the invention is similar to that previously shown and like reference numerals identify like parts in each of the several views.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of my invention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to the precise constructions herein disclosed and the right is reserved to all changes and modifications coming within the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, what Il claim as new and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is:

A slipper comprising a member forming the sole, front, sides, and back of the slipper, a plug stitched tothe top front edges of said member, and said plug having free edges at the instep area, said plug and member along said free edges being provided with a series of eyelets, means for adjustably connecting said free edges together to control the diameter of the slipper at the instep area, Said means comprising separate laces extending between the free edges and radapted to have their ends tied together in adjustable positions` FRANCIS J. SHIELDS. 

